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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Watch Erika Henningsen Sing Out with the Cast of Mean Girls on Late Night with Seth Meyers by Andy Lefkowitz

Mean Girls is one of Broadway's hottest tickets. The Tony-nominated and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award-winning musical adaptation of Tina Fey's hit film is delight…

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Jez Butterworth's Olivier-Winning Play The Ferryman Arrives on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Ferryman, a wildly popular new play by Tony nominee Jez Butterworth, begins Broadway previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on October 2. Olivier winner Sam Mendes directs the product…

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Monday, October 1, 2018

Mike Faist, Ben Levi Ross & Mallory Bechtel to Voice Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel Audiobook by Andy Lefkowitz

A trio of Dear Evan Hansen stars have been selected to lend their voices to the audiobook version of the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel. Tony-nominated original cast member Mike F…

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Public Theater Announces Another Extension for Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan Musical Girl From the North Country by Andy Lefkowitz

On the day of its off-Broadway opening, the Public Theater has announced an additional extension for the U.S. premiere engagement of Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan's musical collaboration…

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Full Casting Set for Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy on Broadway; Production Dates Moved Up by Andy Lefkowitz

Casting is complete for the highly anticipated Broadway premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's 2013 drama Choir Boy, appearing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre this winter. The previously …

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Friday, September 28, 2018

Kinky Boots Will End Its Tony-Winning Broadway Run by Andy Lefkowitz

The hit musical Kinky Boots will play its final performance at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 7, 2019. The show began previews on March 3, 2013 and officially opened on April 4, 2013. By…

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Tony-Winning Actor Roger Robinson, Celebrated August Wilson Interpreter, Dies at 78 by Andy Lefkowitz

Roger Robinson, a talented star of the New York theater scene whose four-decade Broadway career was capped by a Tony Award win for his performance in an August Wilson classic, died on Septem…

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Steven Spielberg Recruits Tony-Winning Choreographer Justin Peck for West Side Story Film Remake by Andy Lefkowitz

Tony-winning choreographer Justin Peck has joined the production team of the new film version of the Broadway musical West Side Story, to be directed by Oscar winner Steven Spielberg. Peck, …

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A New Slate of Stars Will 'Rise Up' in West End Production of Hamilton by Andy Lefkowitz

The Olivier-winning West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton has announced a slate of new stars stepping into the show at the Victoria Palace Theatre on December 3. The …

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Go-Go's Musical Head Over Heels to Release Original Cast Recording by Andy Lefkowitz

Big news, Go-Go's fans! The new Broadway musical Head Over Heels, featuring the hit tunes of that beloved music group, will offer up an original cast album from Sony Masterworks Broadway…

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You're a Mean One, Gavin Lee! SpongeBob Star to Play The Grinch at Madison Square Garden by Andy Lefkowitz

This just might be the news of the day! Two-time Tony-nominated Broadway hoofer Gavin Lee has been cast in the title role of the upcoming holiday engagement of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinc…

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Tony Winner Judy Kaye Returns to Broadway in Anastasia by Andy Lefkowitz

Legendary two-time Tony winner Judy Kaye heads back to the Broadway stage on September 28, joining the company of Anastasia as the Dowager Empress. Kaye replaces original cast member Mary Be…

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Exclusive! Mark Ballas Extends Run in Broadway's Kinky Boots by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway.com has learned exclusively that Dancing with the Stars champ and Broadway alum Mark Ballas has extended his engagement as Charlie Price in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots…

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Watch Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga Sing 'Shallow' from A Star Is Born by Andy Lefkowitz

We're just about a week away from the release of the new film remake of A Star Is Born, starring Tony nominee Bradley Cooper and music superstar Lady Gaga. The movie hits cinemas on Octo…

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Jeanna de Waal to Star in World Premiere Princess Diana Musical at La Jolla Playhouse by Andy Lefkowitz

Broadway alum Jeanna de Waal has been cast as Princess Diana in the upcoming new bio-musical Diana. The previously announced show will make its world premiere at San Diego's La Jolla Pla…

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Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth Will Revisit Wicked in 15th-Anniversary Special on NBC by Andy Lefkowitz

Thank goodness! Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, the original Elphaba and Glinda of the smash-hit Broadway musical Wicked, have signed on to toast the beloved show's 15th anniversary …

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Tony Goldwyn & Frank Wood to Join Bryan Cranston & Tatiana Maslany in Network on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Scandal star Tony Goldwyn and Tony Award winner Frank Wood are among the newly announced complete cast of Network, the highly anticipated stage adaptation of Paddy Chayevsky's iconic fil…

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A Competitive Game of Snooker Ignites Hijinks Onstage as The Nap Opens on Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Nap, Olivier nominee Richard Bean's new comedy about the British game snooker, opens at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on September 27. Tony winner Daniel Sullivan directs…

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Elizabeth A. Davis & More to Join Raul Esparza in The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Andy Lefkowitz

A talented group of stars have signed on to appear in Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Tony winner and CSC Artistic…

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Mike Birbiglia's Latest Solo Comedy The New One Will Play Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Following an acclaimed off-Broadway run, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One will move to Broadway's Cort Theatre this fall. Preview performances will begin on October 25 with the officia…

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Watch Sara Bareilles & Gavin Creel Sing an Adorable Rendition of 'Bad Idea' from Waitress by Andy Lefkowitz

Sara Bareilles is getting ready to serve up her hit Broadway musical Waitress for audiences in London's West End. Grammy nominee Bareilles recently previewed the show at a press event, d…

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Mike Birbiglia's New Solo Comedy The Big One Will Play Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

Following an acclaimed off-Broadway run, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One will move to Broadway's Cort Theatre this fall. Preview performances will begin on October 25 with the officia…

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Jim Walton Joins Broadway's Come From Away as His Niece Emily Walton Brings the Show Across the Country by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage veteran Jim Walton is returning to Broadway. The talented actor has been announced to take on the role of Nick/Doug & others in the hit musical Come From Away at the Schoenfeld The…

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Julian Ovenden to Join Gillian Anderson & Lily James in London's All About Eve by Andy Lefkowitz

Stage veteran Julian Ovenden has been announced to take on the role of Bill in the upcoming West End premiere staging of All About Eve, a new play based on Joseph Mankiewicz's six-time O…

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Andrew Lloyd Webber Hints at Taylor Swift's Role in the Cats Film by Andy Lefkowitz

It's hard to believe that the premiere of the Cats film is more than a year away. The movie musical based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit Broadway show won't debut until December 20…

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Nell Benjamin & Duncan Sheik's Because of Winn Dixie Musical Set for Goodspeed's 2019 Season by Andy Lefkowitz

Because of Winn Dixie, a musical collaboration from Broadway hitmakers Nell Benjamin and Duncan Sheik, based on the award-winning novel by Kate DiCamillo, will arrive in Connecticut in 2019 …

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John Doyle & Jon Batiste at Work on New Broadway Musical Based on Life of Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Andy Lefkowitz

A new musical is in development charting the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, who is widely considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. The Broadway-bound show is to featu…

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Almost Famous Is Being Made into a Broadway Musical by Andy Lefkowitz

The acclaimed 2000 film Almost Famous will soon sing out onstage. The flick's Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Cameron Crowe is adapting his iconic work into a main-stem musical, …

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Janet McTeer Is a Trailblazing Stage Legend in Bernhardt/Hamlet by Andy Lefkowitz

Bernhardt/Hamlet, a world premiere play by Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck, officially opens at the American Airlines Theatre on September 25. Directed by Tony nominee Moritz von Stuel…

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Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery Begins Star-Packed Broadway-Premiere Engagement by Andy Lefkowitz

The Waverly Gallery, the acclaimed 1999 Pulitzer-finalist play by Oscar winner Kenneth Lonergan, begins its first Broadway run on September 25 at the Golden Theatre. Obie winner Lila Neugeba…

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Mamie Parris Takes on a New Role in Broadway's School of Rock by Andy Lefkowitz

Original School of Rock cast member Mamie Parris returns to the hit Broadway musical at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 25. Parris, who created the role of Patty in the Tony-nominated…

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